Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Banned for decades in the Soviet Union for its dissonance and bawdiness, the opera returns as La Scala’s season opener amid the 50th anniversary of ...

Netrebko has become something of a pariah for her past associations with Vladimir Putin. (Pictured with the Russian president in 2008) - Dmitry Lovetsky/AP Photo Tonight is the biggest night in the ...